Van Hoozier v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. Jos. P. Grubb Judge. 1. The damages alleged in the first action, sued for by the respondent, having a reversionary interest only, being of a permanent character, should have been recovered in that action. "Wood on Nuisances, § 856. The respondent could sue for no other damages in either action than the permanent injury to the freehold while the possessoxy right was in Gault as tenant.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. Jos. P. Grubb Judge. 1. The damages alleged in the first action, sued for by the respondent, having a reversionary interest only, being of a permanent character, should have been recovered in that action. "Wood on Nuisances, § 856. The respondent could sue for no other damages in either action than the permanent injury to the freehold while the possessoxy right was in Gault as tenant. Wood on Nuisances, §§ 825, 841. The damages recoverable by respondent being precisely the same, i. e., the permanent injury to the freehold, the first action was a bar…
1Opinion of the Court
Hough, J. —
This was an action for damages arising from the diversion, by the defendant, in 1873, of a stream of running water, whereby portions of the plaintiff’s land were, in the year 1875, overflowed and rendered unfit for cultivation, his crops destroyed and his timber injured. The defendant pleaded not guilty and a former recovery. There was a-verdict and judgment for the plaintiff under the plea of former recovery. The defendant introduced m evidence the pleadings in a suit for damages, instituted by the plaintiff against it in 1875, together with the instructions of the court, the…
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